I've lived most of my life in the black or white...I was junk-food-addicted-couch-potato then food-phobic-health-freak.I'm done with the extremes of black or white and ready to embrace the gray! I'm on a journey to find the healthiest version of me and I'm documenting my journey here hoping that it will help me and maybe even inspire someone else...

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D11 The Worlds Most Amazing Sandwich Minus The Bread

You know what's delicious? A sandwich from Subway loaded with veggies!! I love it because at home I never put all those delicious, crunchy and healthy vegetables on my sandwich. It's just not the same...

But I don't go to Subway too often because to be honest, I'm cheap! A Subway sandwich is like $5 bucks and like 7 Points Plus and yes it's packed to the gills with veggies but it's really not THAT filling.

So I skip the sandwich and make a giant salad at home, at least a few times a week. I put some protein source like low sodium fat free turkey breast from the deli, Weight Watchers chicken tenders or a Boca Original Chick'n Patty on fresh peppers, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, shredded carrots, tomatoes and to top it all off banana peppers and pickles! I know that sounds really strange on a salad but if it tastes good on a sandwich why wouldn't it taste good on a salad? Essentially my salad is a sandwich, minus the bread!!

I usually stick to a light or fat free dressing and I always mix my healthy oil in with the dressing because A) I can then check off a GHG and B) it stretches the dressing a bit! ;-) Obviously I'm all about getting the most out of my food so I want MORE dressing but not more points :)

Sometimes my salads have themes but for the most part they're "everything but the kitchen sink" like the salad I packed for tomorrow nights dinner. I put the banana peppers and pickles in a bag on the side so they don't make my lettuce too soggy but normally if I throw it all together and throw a paper towel in with it the towel soaks up the moisture and my salad stays fresh. I just don't have any paper towels at the moment.

Really and truly a salad is FAR from boring and you can make it however you want!! If you think a salad is rabbit food, think again! Get excited about getting those GHG's and enjoy your bread-less sandwiches ;-)-t

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About Me

I'm a recovering junk-food-addicted-couch-potato turned food-phopbic-health-freak. I've lived both of the extremes, black and white! Now I'm working towards the middle which I call "the gray".
I truly believe that we can change our lives and be healthier and happier, we just have to take the first step, let's do it together :)
I'm a Weight Watcher member and employee but I'm here to document my own personal journey. All opinions and views are my own and separate from Weight Watchers.